Work on this existing live-work structure* in downtown Toronto involved a 2,000 sf interior renovation and new cladding concepts for the exterior façades. This concept creates a more inviting entry that distinguishes the office entrance from the residential entrance, with an interior door that connects the owners’ Victorian house with the modern tower. The interior renovation creates a series of level and half-levels that lead up to a loft with cinematic views of the downtown cityscape.

For the exterior façade, a new palette of warmer, tactile materials was used including a light-coloured skin, metal window accents and cedar cladding – each working together to lighten the overall massing of the upper portion of the building while also providing a warmer façade at various entry points.